Author Archives: PLRansom

People say “I’m multi-tasking” all the time. Knowing the challenges of managing multiple demands, I believed them. Coming to understand what they meant, I tried developing my ability to multi-task. but I never got the hang of it. I mean, I would intentionally work on something first so it could be handed off to another

My computer has a curfew from 9:00 pm through the first 2 hours of the next morning. It’s not in trouble. It’s not grounded, nothing punitive at all. My self-imposed computer curfew boosts my creativity and productivity. The reasons are simple and straightforward. The restriction helps me: avoid mental clutter, because my best ideas frequently

Knowing why precedes many of the lesser questions we tend to answer first. Knowing why fuels perseverance and stick-to-itivness when we’d rather go play, take a nap, spend money, or do something fun. Why do you do what you do?

How’d THAT happen?! It was the easiest thing in the world to drop things in my inbox with the best of intentions. Things to tend to later; one, two, maybe a few at a time. How it happened, I don’t know, exactly, but with zero effort (maybe that’s the problem) it steadily filled to overflowing,

Call. It’s a lot like driving in the lane no one’s using right now. Yesterday I had a couple of things I needed to discuss with a CEO client. Not wanting to interrupt a meeting, I politely texted, “Are you free to visit a minute?” A few seconds later my phone rang. I answered with

Of all the things that leave people disillusioned, jaded,even despairing, the quest for wealth seems to me to be one of the greatest offenders. The pursuit of power comes in a close second; in your mind it may be worse. Is there a healthy perspective on wealth? We work, in part, to earn money. To

Life isn’t always easy. Not everybody is nice. (understatements of the day) Have you ever been so angry you could just explode? Maybe you did, and regretted it later. These words are worth considering when you’re not angry to help you the next time you are. King Solomon wisely said Whoever keeps his

One of my 2018 goals is the completion of my book about life-lessons learned from my influencers and those closest to me. Here’s a sneak preview. Enjoy. ______________________ Life was wonderful in grade school. For one, I had teachers who didn’t believe in giving a lot of homework. For two, our house sat right on

Free-Write So let’s see, I’m writing about “Free-Write” today but I’m not really sure where I should start. I could mention – I will mention – that I first learned of it in a graduate class, Writing With Skill and Influence. Dr. Jerry Jenkins was one of the two professors for the course and

I don’t remember the day but I remember the moment I read that trust is the first prerequisite to earning a new client, even before demonstrated competency. I value Gallup polls and their insights on data gathered. But this one surprised me. They need to know they can trust me even before they know I